Most of the organizations and networks that the Open Society Institute supports rely on information as their most important commodity. How an organization's information is managed and communicated is of paramount importance to the success of its overall work. But many organizations are not equipped, either with tools or skills, to manage, present, analyze or otherwise use the information they have to its greatest effect. This component of the Information Program aims both to provide support to these organizations in their use of information, and to build global expertise that can address the growing needs of NGOs on information and communications issues in innovative ways.

Civil Society Communication includes two separate but closely connected initiatives: the first aims to enhance the information and communications capacity of key organizations and networks, the second to provide software tools to meet the special needs of these groups.

Janet Haven
Program Manager
OSI Information Program
Tel: +36-1-327-3182
Email: jhaven@osieurope.org